Episode 117: Richard Reeves - Understanding the Suffering of Modern Men

Richard Reeves is a writer, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of "Of Boys and Men."

This is a rebroadcast of episode 67 of "Keep Talking," one of the most important conversations from this show. Richard presents data detailing how boys and men are falling behind in education and employment, that men represent three out every four "deaths of despair," and the confusion over what is good about being a man and what it means to be a man as gender roles have significantly changed.

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(00:00) Intro

(01:06) How Richard realized men are falling behind

(04:42) The data re: men falling behind in education

(08:02) The structure of education helps women's natural abilities

(12:26) A response to the indifference of male decline

(17:06) Stories of suffering of modern men

(20:30) Men are "opting out" not "acting out"

(25:42) What would men be doing without porn and video games?

(27:19) Big stats and small stats that reveal the decline of men

(30:56) A sense of agency is crucial for men who are struggling

(37:31) Jim Hollis' work for men

(38:46) Jordan Peterson is a gigantic listening ear for men

(44:06) The Andrew Tate phenomenon

(51:31) Jordan Peterson's rage and empathy

(57:09) Divorce and its effect on men

(01:02:44) What is the evolutionary purpose of men?

(01:06:46) Children need positive relationships with their fathers; married parents less so

(01:15:39) Solutions to increase male flourishing